MIA85LA010

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Ormond Beach, FL · October 15, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
October 15, 1984, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
Place
Ormond Beach, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N757TVCessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19841015073699A
Case key
31306

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Flare - improperPilot in commandCause
Recovery from bounced landing - not attainedPilot in commandCause

Analysis

Student pilot was on first solo flight. Upon touchdown on main gear, the aircraft bounced and came down the second time on its nose gear. Main engine mount was bent.

Aircraft

Registration
N757TV
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15280000
Airframe hours
1,354
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Steven Bildman&Victor Johnson
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · February 21, 1984 · 30 hours before
Departed
DAB · Daytona Beach, FL
Airport
OMN · Ormond Beach, runway 8, 4,000 × 180 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
28
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
19 total · 19 in this make and model · 19 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
120° at 6 knots
Visibility
4 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
81 °F, dew point 66 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
DAB, 10 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N757TV · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.